[Android Software Development] smaskell:
General usage:

- is it possible to remove that "slide to unlock" thingy, i dont see its use, the phone has one button to toggle it that wont get pushed in my pocket

I believe this is only possible if you have root

- battery symbol, i see a lot of people having an additional battery symbol with the exact percentage of the remaining power, i think thats bull****, i dont need 2 battery symbols, just one thats working the right way, is it hard to change the battery symbol in the noticication bar?

again, I believe you need root

- can i bind the hardware keys, for example long press of a button starts the recording for voice control, short press opens a taskmanager

pretty sure you can do things like this with root

- is the copy and paste working 100% and is avaiable in all programs?

it's always seemed fine to me.. just try it out for yourself.

- can i have the device in USB mass storage as standard setting (not asking everytime i connect it)?

I don't know of any way to do this.

- can i have a shortcut that would check all my registred mail accounts when i click it (no automatic checking, i decide when the device connects to the internet)?

go to settings-> accounts & sync. then click on the account and disable "sync gmail". Then, when you open up gmail, you can manually refresh.

- can i create shortcuts to html, doc or excel files?

I don't think so.

- can i use java programs in android?

I believe htc sense phones can but it is not included in AOSP

- is there a program that would display a symbol for calls, sms and emails that would change their apperance when i have a missed call, new message or mail?

there's lots on the market. Personally, I use launcher pro (homescreen replacement) that includes this by default. I highly recommend it.

- is it possible to active bluethooth or wlan by shortcut or voice command?

have you tried the power control widget?

- are there USB host drivers so i could connect USB mass storage devices?

It's certainly possible but it might require a custom kernel or something. I'm not sure. It depends on your hardware as well though. Many/most android phones cannot output power through their usb port, which makes this impossible. USB drives need power.

Applications needed:

- i would like a simple task and program manager, to switch between them and close them if i want to, i thing it would be best suited in the drop down bar (since its there..why not use it)?

task managers really shouldn't be necessary. android can handle it just fine itself. I do have one just in case. I like "Advanced Task Manager". As for switching between apps, just long press the home button. if it's not there, just open it from the app drawer again.

- SMS, call time and data counter for incoming and outgoing, is there something like that? I suppose i could put it as widget on one of the homescreens

phonalyzer does what you're asking for, I think.

- backup software for settings, SMS messages, emails and installed programs and their settings, is there something like that, are there backup programs that work after updating to a newer Android version?

I really like mybackup pro. However, it's impossible to backup app settings without root access. You can backup apps but not their data (progress in games for example).

- my device will have a Snapdragon CPU, what about a CPU speed manger that underclocks when in standby and has profiles for programs so i could run it at half speed in general but for some specific programs get the full CPU power?

setcpu is great. requires root.

- TMC data for navigation: i think there is no such thing yet, right?

no idea. google navigation has traffic updates of some sort.

- a decent file explorer with all features expected from a good explorer (it should be able to create shortcuts for html, word or any other file that the phones software can handle)

I use astro file manager. I don't think it can create shortcuts though. I have no idea why you would ever want this..

- a program that insertes local holidays into my calender, with support for birthdays wich are not in my contacts

google calendar can do this by default. I have no idea what you're talking about with birthdays though. Just add them to your calendar...

- a good serious photoeditor: with serious i mean i dont need any effects bull**** wich comes with most camera applications, i need the ability to open large files, crop them, maybe even display tifs with layers, something like a pocket version of Photoshop

never had an urge to do this. "Adobe Photoshop Express" might be a good place to start though.

- videoplayer is there something like VLC is for windows PCs and CorePlayer is for windowsmobile? A player thats is capable of playing everything

I don't really watch videos on my phone so I don't know.

applications i allready found and will probably use:

- as office solution i suppose i can use the programs from Softmaker, dont know if there are android drivers for my BT Freedom Keyboard

never even heard of softmaker. documents to go is supposed to be good

- multimessenger with MSN, ICQ, Jabber, Facebook: maybe palringo, at least it was good on windows mobile

I like meebo, personally.

- navigation: i think there is TomTom and Igo

I don't know why you would pay for these when you can just use google navigation for free..

- calendar that can display a whole month with visible icons for appointments: should work with pocket informant, because it does on windows

what's wrong with google calendar?